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Nine of the UK’s most prominent Safety & Health organisations have united to form the Occupational Safety and Health Stakeholder Alliance. It will create a platform to offer a unified 360-degree persp ...

VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed to design and build a highway crossing over a rail line in Surrey.  The £19 million Ash Road Bridge project, on behalf of Guildford Borough Council, will see the c ...

Caddick Construction is expanding into the Midlands.  Ray O’Sullivan has been appointed regional director for the Midlands, as part of the Group’s growth strategy.  It has sustained a 40-year presence ...

Aston Villa has submitted a new planning application for Villa Park stadium, months after it won permission to expand and develop the venue to the tune of £100 million.  Earlier this year, Birmingham ...

The UK’s first Passivhaus Plus school – completed by Willmott Dixon in 2019 – has won an industry award for setting the standard for zero carbon educational buildings. Hackbridge Primary School in the ...

London’s Euston Tower, in Regent’s Place, looks set to become a world-leading life sciences and innovation hub, with labs and workspaces.  The landmark building is located where Camden, Fitzrovia and ...

Ashe Construction has been appointed by MK Council to deliver £24 million in community projects. The contract covers the creation of a new primary school and community health hub off junction 14 of th ...

Lendlease has announced the new head of its European operations. 

Willmott Dixon has landed a £30m contract from Tees Valley Combined Authority to transform the entrance to Darlington Station as part of Network Rail’s £140m masterplan to deliver extra train capacity ...

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has published three new Advisory Notes and updated another. The documents cover a range of topics related to firestopping, penetration seals and s ...

Technology minister Sir John Whittingdale has announced plans to increase digital connectivity across the country. Residents in Papa Stour, one of the country's most remote communities, will now have ...

Developer Rightacres has secured planning approval for a new residential building as part of Wales’ biggest regeneration project.  The 35-storey residential tower will sit in plot five of the city’s C ...

The highly anticipated shortlist for the 2023 London Construction Awards has been announced! After a record-breaking number of entries were submitted, this year's shortlist features an impressive arra ...

The Welsh Government is set to invest £15 million to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points across the country. The funding will be used to help local authorities increase the number ...

A new government hub in Croydon has achieved Practical Completion. The building is set to accommodate over 5,000 civil servants and enable the Home Office to migrate from three current locations in Cr ...

HS2 has secured planning approval for a truss bridge that will carry trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street Station.  HS2 has received Schedule 17 consent from Birmingham City Council for a new tr ...

The Greener Futures Partnership (GFP) has more than 100 firms signed up to its retrofit framework worth £1.5bn.  Housing consortium, GFP, has more than 100 contractors and consultants signed up to hel ...

Network Rail has published its five-year Control Period 7 (CP7) strategic business plan (SBP) for railway infrastructure in England & Wales – with a budget of £44 billion. Ahead of its completion of C ...

Homes England has launched its next five-year Strategic Plan to deliver quality, affordable homes and regenerating towns and cities. The plan by the Government’s housing and regeneration agency sets o ...

Birmingham City Council has drafted a 20-year masterplan that will see the creation of new jobs and up to 35,000 homes.  The council will launch the Our Future City: Central Birmingham Framework 2040  ...